Westerly Tempest 31 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Westerly Tempest 31 means looking at a short-run Dubois cruiser built between 1987 and 1993, with most surviving examples in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The boat's two-layout history and modest production of just over 100 hulls shape what a buyer actually meets at the dock: mostly the original twin-aft-cabin version, with the later Classic Option and ex-charter boats also in circulation.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin arrangements are the more common find, but both the original twin-aft-cabin plan and the single-larger-aft-cabin Classic Option are available. The original sleeps six with two double aft cabins under the cockpit and a forward V-berth accessing the sail locker; the Classic swaps that for one big aft cabin, aft heads, and a conventional forecabin plus a much larger cockpit locker. Ex-charter examples are common, so a buyer should expect some with heavier wear and simplified ownership histories.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Chartplotter, AIS, and autopilot are commonly fitted and form the modern navigation core a shopper should verify works. Teak decks are often seen and deserve close inspection for softening or leaks. Less universal but frequent owner additions include a furling main, dodger, and swim platform for cockpit comfort, while a spinnaker and hot water appear as occasional upgrades. A buyer should weigh the navigation trio as baseline and treat canvas and rig changes as negotiation points rather than deficits.
What to Inspect
The bilge-keel variant carries twin well-angled keels with bulbs at the base and slightly more keel weight than the fin version, so check keel-bolt integrity and bulb bonding on those hulls. The standard fin draws about five feet dependent on load; confirm the stated draft against the specific hull. Solid fiberglass hull and deck mean no core to rot, but survey the gelcoat and any teak deck for water ingress given how often teak is seen on the market.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets are the United Kingdom and Ireland. For a buyer, the checklist is brief: confirm which of the two layouts suits your plans, verify the commonly fitted navigation electronics, inspect teak decks and bilge-keel bulbs where fitted, and recognize that ex-charter boats are common enough to factor condition into price. The Tempest 31 rewards the careful shopper with a scarce but well-conceived Dubois coastal cruiser.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Westerly Tempest 31. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 6 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 5 | $26,411 | — |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $16,934 | -35.9% |
| Dec 25 | 1 | $20,314 | +20.0% |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $10,838 | -46.6% |
| Apr 26 | 6 | $19,087 | +76.1% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $16,923 | -11.3% |
Where they're listed
Westerly Tempest 31 listings appear across 2 countries. United Kingdom has the most listings with 13 (92.9%), followed by Ireland.
Country view
14 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $20,314 | 13 | 0 | 92.9% |
| Ireland | $21,240 | 1 | 0 | 7.1% |
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